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What is the Current State of Play of Crypto in the UK? with Ian Taylor & Robert Courtneidge
In today’s episode, Dr Scerri Herrera sat down with Ian Taylor and Robert Courtneidge to discuss the latest developments going on in crypto inside the UK.
What does the current UK regulatory framework look like? What are some of the latest insights about the implementation of the “Travel Rule”? What are the new rules for crypto businesses relating to crypto asset companies marketing crypto assets to UK consumers all about?
7 Sept 2023
Crypto Regulation: Spotlight on Israel - with Dr Zvi Gabbay
In todays’ episode, Dr Justine Scerri Herrera sat down with Dr Zvi Gabbay. Dr Gabbay is the Head of Capital Markets Department at Barnea Jaffa Lande.
The discussion focused on the regulatory insights and legal updates on cryptocurrencies in the Israeli market. Are there any legal frameworks setup around Crypto? How is Crypto treated for tax purposes? Are there any license provider in the jurisdiction?
21 Jul 2023
What is the DLT Pilot Regime? Breaking down the technical details. - with Dr Kelly Fenech
In today's episode, Dr Justine Scerri Herrera sat down with Dr Kelly Fenech - Senior Associate at MK Fintech Partners Ltd.
Dr Fenech has an extensive background in financial services, distributed ledger technology, FinTech, Public/Private offerings, and focuses his work on investment, VFA and payment services, anti-money laundering, and financial instruments.
Throughout the episode, Justine and Kelly shed light on the DLT Pilot Regime, providing and in-depth breakdown of its technical details.
27 Jun 2023
What is going on in the CBDC landscape? What is in the leaked EU Digital Euro Regulation ? - with María Sáenz de Buruaga Azcargorta
In this week's episode, Dr Scerri Herrera sat down with
María Sáenz de Buruaga Azcargorta - Senior Strategy Consultant at Monitor Deloitte and research fellow at the Digital Euro Association.
The discussion focused on the EU Digital Euro Project and the key design elements being discussed by the EU Commission. Furthermore, what is the point of this Digital Euro Project? And why was the proposal date of the bill moved?
29 May 2023
What is going on with the US crypto regulatory landscape? - with Andrew Hemingway
Dr. Scerri Herrera met with Andrew Hemingway who is the Policy Communications Lead at Ava Labs.
Throughout the episode, Andrew will be shedding light on the US crypto regulatory landscape, and the approaches taken by the US government. Are market operators taking this seriously? Will there be any legislative initiatives at hand? And what does the future hold?
12 May 2023
How dangerous is the EU Smart contracts kill switch in the new proposed Data Act? - with Av. Matteo Alessandro
In today’s episode, Dr. Scerri Herrera met with Av. Matteo Alessandro - Associate at MK Fintech Partners Malta Ltd.
Throughout the episode, Matteo gave his insight on the Data Act Mandate that was passed back in March 2023. However, many within the Web 3.0 community have raised concerns over this mandate, most notably the kill switch on Smart Contracts.
What is the Data Act mandate on Smart Contracts all about? Will there be any compromisation of decentralisation and security? And are these fears legitimate?
21 Apr 2023
What is the FATF Travel Rule and Transfer of Funds Regulation? - with Adam Vaziri
In today's episode, Dr Justine Scerri Herrera sat down wit Adam Vaziri. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Blockpass - an AML/KYC tool for DeFi & Crypto. Adam is a highly qualified and experienced lawyer, specialising in financial technology, decentralisation and compliance, which all led him to kickstart Blockpass.
In this episode, Justine and Adam will be diving into AML in the Crypto space. What is the FATF Travel Rule and how does this affect the industry? Furthermore, they will shed light on DeFi Compliance, and the tools that are currently available in the market to carry out these procedures.
21 Mar 2023
How is the MFSA getting ready for MICA? Regulatory insights from the Maltese Regulator. - with Camille Pepos
In this week's episode of MK Crypto Diaries, Dr. Scerri Herrera sat down with special guest Camille Pepos - Deputy Head of Fintech Supervision at The MFSA.
Throughout this miniseries episode Justine and Camille will be discussing MICA. What is the current state of play of MICA? How will passporting work? How is the MFSA (Malta’s regulator) getting MICA ready? Should one expect smooth sailing into MICA or a scary mess? Will we still see regulatory arbitrage even though MICA will endorse harmonisation of same level playing field within the EU?
10 Mar 2023
How does the composobility of stablecoins differ from EMTs? How does MiCA regulate stablecoins? - with Aleksi Grym
In today's episode, Dr. Scerri Herrera sat down with Aleksi Grym, the Head of Fintech and the Principal Adviser at the Bank of Finland.
This discussion marks the opening of the regulatory miniseries, with an episode about the composability of stablecoins, how they are different from electronic money issued by electronic money institutions as we know them, and how stablecoins will be treated under MICA and what are the potential negative effects which may arise due to the restrictive nature of some of the provisions of the MICA regulation.
24 Feb 2023
What is MedTech and DeSci ? How is the medical space leveraging blockchain technology and why? - with Georgina Kyriakoudes
Dr Scerri Herrera met with Georgina Kyriakoudes, CEO and Founder of Aria Health - A Web 3.0 Healthcare Data Platform. Georgina's background includes obtaining an MSC in Digital Currencies and Blockchain Technologies from the University of Nicosia. She is also a PwC London certified Auditor and was nominated for 'Female Innovator of the Year' by Madame Figaro.
The discussion will be focusing on Web 3.0 and Blockchain in the healthcare space! How can players leverage blockchain and Web 3 for hospitals, healthcare, and medical data. More importantly why would one do so and what benefits does blockchain provide to this industry?
18 Jan 2023
What is going on with CEXes posting 'Proof Of 'Reserves' ? - with Jason Meyers
This week on MK Crypto Diaries, Dr Scerri Herrera will be joined by Jason Meyers - Lead architect and the inventor of the Decentralized Continuous Audit & Reporting Protocol Ecosystem.
Jason has broad based investment banking and venture capital experience. Having served for 30 years on the sell side, buy side and the issuer side, Jason brings a significant amount of real-world use case and business experience to the Blockchain space
After the collapse of FTX we saw a knee jerk reaction from many exchanges. They posted their proof of reserves. But can the wallet snapshots that were circulated count as 'proof of reserves'? What accounting and auditing measures are utilized in these proof of reserves?
Dr Justine Scerri Herrera and Jason Meyers will discuss this in this week's episode.
5 Jan 2023
Do Crypto VCs have ethical responsibilities when investing? - with Michael Wood
In today's episode, Dr Justine Scerri Herrera will be joined by Michael Wood - Chief FinTech Officer at Sonar Analytics, Ltd.
Michael has spent the past 15+ years educating, training, and developing global supply chains with and for the most disadvantaged communities in the Global South. This drive and passion carries over into his role as CFO at Sonar platform, a platform developed to empower even the most novice of blockchain users with the ability to take advantage of the dawning of a new blockchain-driven digital economy.
Throughout the episode, Justine and Mike will shed light on Crypto VC firms; their roles when investing in cryptocurrency start-ups and the ethical responsibilities and transparency issues carried by VCs.
19 Dec 2022
Blockchain Identity: Reality or too Early? - with Bob Reid
In this week's new MK Crypto Diaries episode Justine sat down with special guest Bob Reid.
Bob is the CEO and co-founder of Everest, a licensed crypto custodian with its own high-speed blockchain, and the world’s first global, programmable stablecoins. Previously, Bob was an advisor to Kai Labs, blockchain-focused think tank. He is also the former General Manager of Licensing at BitTorrent, and VP of Strategy & Business Development at Neulion and DivX.
Throughout the episode Justine and Bob took a deep dive into Blockchain Identity. What is on chain verification? What can be the solutions sought for by DeFi players? And how can this verification impact the travel rule?
5 Dec 2022
Jurisdiction & Property Rights surrounding NFTs - with Ioannis Revolidis
In this week's episode of MK Crypto Diaries, Dr. Justine Scerri Herrera will be joined by Ioannis Revolidis - a Lecturer of Media, Communications & Technology Law at the University of Malta. He is a highly Experienced Researcher and has obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Law Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH).
Throughout the episode, Justine and Ioannis will be discussing the Jurisdiction & Property Rights of NFTs and the implications such rights bring with them.
25 Nov 2022
Why did FTX collapse? Here's what you need to know - with Samuel Rondot
In this week’s episode of MK Crypto Diaries we’ll be joined by Samuel Rondot. He is the Managing Director at Damex Business, and experienced Algorithmic trade and founder of the OTC Network - a platform which promotes the adoption of OTC solutions and information sharing in the OTC/crypto community.
Justine and Samuel shed light on the recent developments on the FTX scandal, how it collapsed and the implications this has on the crypto industry.
15 Nov 2022
Are Cryptocurrencies really Decentralised? - with Enrico Rossi
In this week’s episode we are joined by Mr Enrico Rossi, a Lead Research Lead of the "Distributed Financial Market Infrastructure" at CCAF (Cambridge University) & Lecturer at UCL Computer Science Department and Cambridge CCAF. Enrico was also named "2020-2021 Academic Blockchain Influencer of the Year" by UK BIG Innovation Centre.
During the discussion, Dr. Scerri Herrera and Mr. Rossi will touch points on the protocols behind De-Centralisation and Centralisation and their different dimensions, MICA and the current state of other crypto currencies such as Ethereum and more.
17 Oct 2022
Unfolding the Regulatory Landscape of Stablecoins & CBDC's - with Robert Courtneidge
In our first episode, we were joined by special guest Robert Courtneidge - Payment Industry Expert, Co-Author of The Fintech Book & Committee Member of EPA Project Regulator Forum.
Dr. Justine and Robert discussed the frameworks behind Stablecoins, CBDC’s, latest regulatory developments and more.
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4 Oct 2022
Welcome to MK Crypto Diaries
Welcome to our new hot podcast, MK Crypto Diaries with your host Dr. Justine Scerri Herrera. In this little introduction, we shall give you a glimpse of what our podcast has to offer - news, events, regulatory developments and more. Be sure to keep a look out for our uploads.
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